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make a stink
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.make a stink - take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent; "She raised hell when she found out that she wold not be hired again"raise a stink, raise hellobject - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" |
make a stink
make a stink (about something)To be very vocal in one's displeasure about something; to make a scene. My mom made a stink when the store refused to accept her return without a receipt. One of the customers is making a stink about the service charge we included on his bill.See also: make, stinkmake a (big) stink (about someone or something) and raise a (big) stink (about someone or something)Fig. to make trouble about someone or something. Why did you raise a big stink about it? Jim is making a stink about Alice.See also: make, stinkmake a stink(about something) Go to create a stink (about something).See also: make, stinkmake a stinkAlso, raise a stink. Create a great fuss; complain, criticize, or otherwise make trouble about something. For example, They promised to fix the printer today; you needn't make a stink about it, or The parents were raising a stink about the principal's new rules. This idiom transfers an offensive odor to a public fuss. [Mid-1800s] Also see make a scene. See also: make, stinkkick up/make/create/raise a ˈstink (about something) (informal) show that you are angry about a situation, often by protesting in public: He kicked up a stink about the noise from the new nightclub, writing to all the papers and complaining to the council.See also: create, kick, make, raise, stink, upmake a stink verbSee raise a stink about someone/somethingSee also: make, stinkmake a stink
Synonyms for make a stinkverb take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontentSynonymsRelated Words |